Christmas wish-granted!

Here is my big Christmas present- Julie, the American Girl of 1974! I asked for just the basic doll/accessories, but Mom surprised me with two extra outfits and more accessories!



I think she could become my favorite of all of the dolls- because that was really my era (though I don't really remember 1974!). The scary thing about the doll is that my sister and I both probably wore clothes a lot like hers. I'm pretty sure I had a knitted scarf and hat like these- and I know I had crocheted stuff and a gold name necklace! As far as 70's fashion goes, Julie's clothes are pretty cool.

Oh, dear.

I've neglected this blog!

It's almost Christmas, and I've done my decorating. This entry is more about ornaments than toys, but I think they count.

This is my little Star Trek ornament tree:



I have just about every ship ornament from 1992 on- I wish I had bought the 1991 Enterprise. I do have the 40th Anniversary Enterprise, though.



I also have a tree with mini Beanie Babies.

Halloween Toys!

I love to decorate with toys during the holidays. I have quite a collection of Halloween Beanie Babies and other cute and spooky things.



I've lost count of how many Beanies I own! There are Simpsons dolls, too- Marge and Lisa are witches:





One favorite piece is a Madame Alexander doll, an exclusive from Lillian Vernon in 2000:



She was released at the time I was starting to get into Harry Potter. I named her Ginny Weasley because she's a cute little redheaded witch!

Finally, this isn't really a toy, but it's a cool decoration.



It's about five feet tall, and has little bats flying around inside it. I love these blow-up decorations! I have a Christmas globe, too.

I can't wait!

Christmas can't come soon enough. Here are the new American Girls, Julie and Ivy:



1974- wow, those clothes...this should be a fun collection! And just think, in a few more years they'll probably start making a collection for a girl of 1984!

I definitely want Julie and her Christmas outfit...Ivy will have to wait until my birthday. As wonderful as the dolls are, they are pretty darned expensive.

I don't wanna grow up...

I love toys. Mostly dolls and their accesories, but action figures as well. I have amassed quite a collection since childhood. Most of the toys and dolls I had as a child are, unfortunately, a memory, but once I grew up, I started collecting new ones!

My favorite dolls today have to be the American Girls. I wish they had been around when I was little. I have most of the historical dolls in my collection. I love to dress them in their outfits according to season. This is what I did this past Christmas:



Felicity and her friend Elizabeth enjoying a Christmas tea, using my little Spode Christmas tea set. The table, however, belongs to Samantha and Nellie. I think those four dolls are my favorites- but I also love Josephina.

Supposedly there will be a new doll this fall named Julie- from 1974. My own era. Of course, I was two/three that year, but the clothes didn't change much the first half of the decade. She is definitely my doll. I look forward to adding her to my collection!

I also love action figures. I have many, many Star Trek (mostly Deep Space Nine) and Lord of the Rings figures. Too many to count, really!

I like the new Harry Potter figures from The Order of the Phoenix. My favorite characters are Neville and Luna, so these two figures are on my wish list...





That's all for now. Every now and then, I'll have a post remembering a favorite doll or to show off a piece from my collection.